The notice says the 42-story WaMu Center recently acquired by JPMorgan Chase will be turned into “approximately 350 condominium units” and that the “connected museum complex,” a.k.a., the Seattle Art Museum, “will be demolished to clear space for a future parking garage development with capacity for an additional 563 vehicles.” The sign looks pretty real (take a closer look below). But don’t panic. It isn’t. …

Forty-eight years ago today, John Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in the first-ever televised presidential debate. They had no idea what they were in for. These days, of course, presidential candidates are ready. Not for the questions and the content, necessarily — but for the stagecraft. …

In a plan announced at the Clinton Global Initiative this week, Wal-Mart said it would cut its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013, and introduce a 50-cent disposable bag to help them get there. Looks like Wal-Mart is anticipating a greater push for bag waste reduction. Of course, we have yet to see it work. How does this approach compare to what the City of Seattle has proposed? Would you rather governments lead the switch, or retailers? …

Readers have reacted with a mix of shock, sadness and rage to news that Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan in the country and a business presence in Seattle since 1889, has failed — its assets sold to JPMorgan Chase in the largest bank failure in American history. …